replication Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of making copies
    reproduction.
    • Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient
  2. noun (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
  3. noun a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
    rejoinder; return; counter; retort; comeback; riposte.
    • it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
  4. noun (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
  5. noun the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
    sound reflection; reverberation; echo.
    • she could hear echoes of her own footsteps
  6. noun copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
    replica; reproduction.
  7. noun the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion
    • scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication

WordNet

Rep`li*ca"tion noun
Etymology
L. replicatio. See Reply.
Definitions
  1. An answer; a reply. Shak.
    Withouten any repplicacioun. Chaucer.
  2. (Law Pleadings) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea.
  3. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo.
    To hear the replication of your sounds. Shak.
  4. A repetition; a copy. 5. (Biochem.) The copying by enzymes of a cell's genome, i.e. the DNA or RNA comprising its genetic material, to form an identical genome. This is an essential step in the division of one cell into two. This differs from tanscription, which is the copying of only part of the genetic information of a cell's genome into RNA, as in in the processes of biosynthesis of messenger RNA or ribosomal RNA. Farrar. Syn. -- Answer; response; reply; rejoinder.

Webster 1913